Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)

Safety Summary

Regulatory Status

Sources

These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.

• IARC Monographs Volume 40: Some Naturally Occurring and Synthetic Food Components — BHT Group 3 Evaluation (Not Classifiable as to Carcinogenicity) REGULATORY · 1986
• US FDA: Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) — GRAS Affirmation, Acceptable Daily Intake, and Food Additive Regulations (21 CFR 172.115) REGULATORY · 2020
• Toluene | CASRN 108-88-3 | DTXSID7021360 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD REGULATORY
• CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-p-cresol REGULATORY
• Subpart Z—Toxic and Hazardous Substances REGULATORY
• Subpart D—Occupational Health and Environmental Controls REGULATORY
• § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
• Guidelines for drinking-water quality: fourth edition incorporating the first, second and third addenda REGULATORY
• IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
• identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
• where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 31404) PUBCHEM
• TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors, full export (Excel from the publisher's own search, operator-saved 2026-10-08; list last updated September 2018) REFERENCE_DATABASE
• OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
• EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID2020216 (Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)) REFERENCE

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